Waves

Front

How can you tell that light is an electromagnetic wave? Options: It needs a medium to travel through, It travels through space, which is a vaccuum, showing it needs no medium to trave through, You can just tell, I like light

Back

It travels through space, which is a vaccuum, showing it needs no medium to trave through

Front

A wave carries...?

Back

energy only

Front

The lowest part of the wave is?

Back

trough

Front

The highest point of a wave is?

Back

crest

Front

What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

Back

frequency

Front

What kind of wave can travel through space? Options: electromagnetic waves, compressional waves, transverse waves, longitudinal waves

Back

electromagnetic waves

Front

Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.

Back

energy

Front

A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

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wavelength

Front

Which wave has a greater frequency? Options: A, B

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A

Front

Mechanical waves cannot be transmitted through a vacuum. Therefore, which of the following are NOT mechanical waves? Water waves, Seismic waves, Sound waves, Light waves

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Light waves